Warbird Information Exchange

DISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this site are the responsibility of the poster and do not reflect the views of the management.
It is currently Sun Jun 29, 2025 3:01 pm

View unanswered posts | View active topics


Board index » General Discussion » The WIX Hangar

All times are UTC - 5 hours


Classic Wings Magazine WWII Naval Aviation Research Pacific Luftwaffe Resource Center
When Hollywood Ruled The Skies - Volumes 1 through 4 by Bruce Oriss


Post new topic Reply to topic  Page 1 of 3
  [ 33 posts ]  Go to page 1, 2, 3  Next
  Previous topic | Next topic 
Author Message
Ztex
PostPosted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 4:37 pm 
Offline
Senior Moderator
User avatar

Joined: Thu Jun 15, 2006 12:22 am
Posts: 3875
Location: DFW Texas
I found these photos of an airshow in Ft. Worth (Amon Carter Airport) in 1972
I'm the 7 year old snappy dresser :roll:
Anybody know which Mustang this is?

Zane

Image

Image

Image
Top
 Profile  
 
B-29 Super Fort
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 4:53 pm 
Offline

Joined: Wed Sep 01, 2004 11:12 am
Posts: 871
The Mustang looks to be a Cavalier variant. Was the ME 109 a CAF bird?
Top
 Profile  
 
Elroy13
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 5:38 pm 
Offline
1000+ Posts!
1000+ Posts!
User avatar

Joined: Thu Jan 12, 2006 6:37 pm
Posts: 1812
Location: Spring, TEXAS
B-29 Super Fort wrote:
The Mustang looks to be a Cavalier variant. Was the ME 109 a CAF bird?


Yes I believe that is the Old CAF 109. It Should be C4K-169 and should be registered as N109W.

I just cant figure out who's B-17 in the background.

_________________
Never drive faster than your Guardian Angel can fly!!

http://www.390th.org/
www.LSFM.org

Trae
Top
 Profile  
 
C170BDan
 Post subject: Mustang
PostPosted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 5:52 pm 
Offline

Joined: Sun May 02, 2004 7:22 am
Posts: 939
Location: Texas
Yep... that is Vernon Peterson's old Mustang. It was based at Denton for a few years.

http://www.warbirdregistry.org/p51regis ... 73142.html

http://www.mustangsmustangs.net/p-51/su ... 3142.shtml

I did just alittle bit of work on the tail cone at my old job. That was after it was wrecked and before it was sold to Banta.

_________________
Blue Skies,
Dan
http://www.flytoanothertime.com
Top
 Profile  
 
drgondog
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 6:05 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Mon Nov 21, 2005 10:50 am
Posts: 237
The B-17 is/was also CAF based at Houston Hobby as part of Gulf Coast Wing.

I can't recall for sure but isn't that Mustang the one Charley Hilliard was KIFA on take off at Denton maybe 10 years ago?

The CAF 109 is one of the post WWII Spaniard jobs with the Merlin Engine and believe one of the ones used to film Battle of Britain with Michael Caine?

Regards,

Bill Marshall
Top
 Profile  
 
DSmith
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 6:25 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Wed Mar 22, 2006 12:28 pm
Posts: 94
Location: NC
Charley Hilliard was killed in a Fury I believe, Flipped over on landing.
Top
 Profile  
 
krlang
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 7:31 pm 
Offline
1000+ Posts!
1000+ Posts!
User avatar

Joined: Mon Jun 28, 2004 8:54 pm
Posts: 1388
Location: Beautiful, Downtown Danvers, MA
drgondog wrote:

I can't recall for sure but isn't that Mustang the one Charley Hilliard was KIFA on take off at Denton maybe 10 years ago?





Vernon S. Peterson, Valley View, TX, 1968-1978.
- Registered as N51PW, April 1978.
- Registered as N51VP, 19??.
Universal Life Church, TX, 1983-1984.
J. Bradford Enterprises, Prescott, AZ, 1987-1989.
- Crashed on take-off, Denton, TX, Sept. 6, 1989.
-- Peterson killed.


Guess this answers that.

_________________
"Hindsight is usually 20% off!"
Top
 Profile  
 
drgondog
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 8:27 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Mon Nov 21, 2005 10:50 am
Posts: 237
must be something in the water in Denton County. Hilliard was KIFA heading out at Denton, lost power and tried to turn to comeback to runway instead of taking it straight in - and stalled out. Different Mustang and date - same airport.
Top
 Profile  
 
DB2
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 9:00 pm 
Offline

Joined: Wed Sep 13, 2006 2:48 pm
Posts: 418
Location: Houston, Texas
Unless there is another Charlie Hilliard, I believe Charlie Hillard was killed at Sun-n-Fun in 96 when his Sea Fury flipped over on landing after a brake locked. He was asphixiated when his head was pinned forward.

Paul Morgan in the UK was killed in an identical accident as well.

So, if you ever buy a Fury/Sea Fury, or any plane with a bubble canopy, install a roll bar.
Top
 Profile  
 
Elroy13
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 10:02 pm 
Offline
1000+ Posts!
1000+ Posts!
User avatar

Joined: Thu Jan 12, 2006 6:37 pm
Posts: 1812
Location: Spring, TEXAS
drgondog wrote:
The B-17 is/was also CAF based at Houston Hobby as part of Gulf Coast Wing.

Bill Marshall



Does anyone have a picture of Raiders that would have a "triangle G" on the tail???

_________________
Never drive faster than your Guardian Angel can fly!!

http://www.390th.org/
www.LSFM.org

Trae
Top
 Profile  
 
bdk
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 10:15 pm 
Offline
Been here a long time
Been here a long time

Joined: Sun May 02, 2004 1:16 am
Posts: 11324
"Universal Life Church, TX, 1983-1984"!!!!!!!!

I'm a minister in that church!

http://www.ulc.net/ <- Click here to become a minister online for free!

Sounds like some tax shenanigans to me.
Top
 Profile  
 
Lynn Allen
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 10:51 pm 
Offline
3000+ Post Club
3000+ Post Club
User avatar

Joined: Fri May 07, 2004 10:10 pm
Posts: 4408
Location: Maypearl, Texas
Peterson killed

A few post's above with show it. You have to check the fuel for water!
I saw the Me-109/Casa at San Marcos the next year, 1973, my first show. They had a small fire in it and left it out on the taxi way. Also the first time I met Lefty 8)

Lynn
Top
 Profile  
 
Tulio
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Wed Oct 04, 2006 1:38 am 
Offline
3000+ Post Club
3000+ Post Club

Joined: Mon May 03, 2004 1:05 am
Posts: 3236
I am going blind!

Where is the B-17??? All I see is what looks like a Lockheed twin, and an SB2C....

Tulio
Top
 Profile  
 
Cking
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Wed Oct 04, 2006 2:17 am 
Offline

Joined: Fri Dec 03, 2004 12:53 pm
Posts: 336
Location: U.K.
I thught it was just me who studied the backgrounds of photographs and films more than the foregrounds!
Ths B-17 is visable on the second photo behind the Lockheed twin, thats the one I was looking at!
Great shot by the way Ztex I'm glad your parents brought you up right! I hope you are doing the same with your kids

Rgds Cking
Top
 Profile  
 
Connery
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Wed Oct 04, 2006 8:10 am 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Fri Dec 16, 2005 2:00 pm
Posts: 556
Location: East Texas
Zane,

You are the first person that I have ever seen that has pictures from that Airshow other than myself. Strangely enough, I was also 7 years old at the time. Who knows we probably even ran into each other there :D

Here are a couple more pics from that airshow. The first one is a full shot of the B-17 that is now Texas Raiders.

Image

This is one of the CAF P-40
Image

The B-17 Picidilly Lilly II that is now being restored at Chino was also there
Image

Diamond Lil
Image

And one more showing the last B-36 produced "City of Ft Worth" that is now out at Pima.
Image


Last edited by Connery on Wed Oct 04, 2006 8:46 am, edited 1 time in total.

Top
 Profile  
 
Display posts from previous:  Sort by  
Post new topic Reply to topic  Page 1 of 3
  [ 33 posts ]  Go to page 1, 2, 3  Next

Board index » General Discussion » The WIX Hangar

All times are UTC - 5 hours


Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 35 guests

You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot post attachments in this forum

Search for:
Jump to:  
Switch to mobile style
Powered by phpBB® Forum Software © phpBB Group